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April 19,1927. 1,625,388

l.. s, cHlLsoN BELT BUCKLE Filed March 2, 1925 INVENToR.

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Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

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LEWIS S. CHLSON, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO J. M. FISHER COM- IA'NY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIQN OF RHOE ISLAND.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed, March 2, 1925.

This invention relates to that class` of buckles which are. provided with a clamping member adapted to engage and bind belts et different thicknesses against the buckle body; and the object oif this invention is to provide a. clamping member for the buckle in which a tension on the bail, causes it to exert a pressure on the clamp to grip the belt against the body oit' the buckle, to hold the belt in adjusted position about the body of the wearer.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a bail member having outturned end portions set at an angle to their' anis of rotation thereby adapting these ends to exert a cam action upon the back of the clamp causing it to grip the belt against the buckle body when tension is applied to the bail by a strain on the belt.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists oi. certain novel features ot' construction, as will be more :fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the inside of the buckle of my improved construction showing the bail as having outturned ends pivoted in the body and the elannping member as pivoted on the outturned ends of the bail.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the under side of the clamping member removed from the body et the buckle.

Figure 3 is an end view sectioned on line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing the clamping member as pivoted on the bail in the body of the buckle.

Figure i is a central edge View illustrating my improved form of clamp as being forced inwardly by tension on the bail to clamp the belt end against the body.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional elevation illustrating the clamp and the cam action of the bail as 'forcing the clamp inward to bind the belt against the buckle body.

Figure 6 is a fragmental View illustrat ing one of the outturned ends oi the bail as set at an angl-e to its axis ot rotation whereby the moving of the bail from raised position over to operating position where it is under tension by the belt end, which lnovement exerts a cam action upon the clamp to force the other end of the belt against the body of thepbuekle.

Serial No. 12,564.

Figure 'i is an edge view of the bail illustrating the angularly-disposed oilset or outturned end thereon.

it is found in the practical construction and operation of belt buckles of this character, et advantage to provide a buckle which is inexpensive in construction and one which is adapted to bind and lirmly hold the belt against the body of the buckle, and to accomplish this in a simple and effect-ive way, I have provided a bail with an outturned end portion set at an obtuse angle to their side arms of the bail and at an angle to their axis of rotation and have pivotally mounted these ends in the body ot the buckle, and I have also provided a clamping member with a plurality of biting edges and pivotally mounted this clamping member upon the eutturned angularly-disposed end portions of the bail, whereby a swinging movement o'tl the bail from inoperative to operative position serves to carry the clamp inwardly and cause it to grip and bind the belt against the inner suritace of the buckle body and the greater the tension upon the belt the greater is the binding action of the gripper to prevent the belt it'rom slipping in the buckle; and the following is a detailed description et the present embodiment oit my invention showing one means by which the-Ie advantageous results may be acconr plished.

IVith reference to the drawings, 10 designates the body of a buckle which may be made in any desired form, the same being pro vided with rearwardly-turned side tlauges 11, each having a pivot ear 12 thereon, pierced at 13. I have also provided a belt member 1li to which one end 15 of the belt is attached. This belt member is formed in any suitable way but I have herein shown the same as being formed of wire having oppositely outturned end portions 16 of a substantial length, the extremities of these end portions extending through the piercings 18 of the ears 12 and are headed over as at 17 on the outside thereof. rIhese outturned end portions are set on an obtuse angle to the axis ot' the side arms 18 ot the bail or at an angle to the axis of their rotation for the purpose presently described.

I have provided a gripping or clamping member 19 for binding the free end 20 of the belt against the inner surface of the body iii ot' the hneitie, to retain it in :my desired ponition ngninrst the dipping' Starnins applied to itr in* motions oit.I the hoch`- o i the wearer.

This einniping nienlher is provided with renrvnrdiy extending;- side eers :2i pierced :is :it with hoiegn pret'ernhir oi zi Sine ian-ger thain the diameter oi. the haii end which extends through it :1nd these eers 2i :1re inonnted on these onttnrned endl oti `the hnii member between the side urine` ot the hoi] :ind the pivot enrn oi the hnekie hody whereinv n. wringing; .morement oi` the huii hnvine' end portions Iet et :in :ingie to their pirot'ni exis. :ire ezineed to exertA pressure npen the einmp iii :in the hziii in :swung troni inolrierntire to operntire position under ten sion oi its; end of the heit wherein n 'ein notion is provided to exert :in ilnerd prehibtnie to canse the gripping niemher to hindL the Vfree end 2t) of the heit :igninst the inner Aside ot the imeiiie hed)v anni the g1-enter the tension on the heit the gfrezier is the prees ine' :n'tion oi these mim end to toree the rripper in :1nd hind the heit against the Lindy.

'i`iie enirirgl'ed hoierl` in the einnip eersy nerve to permit ot,l its adjustment tor heits ot' dii'- ierent thieii'nessee.

in seine instzinees, i prefer to provide the gripping inemher with :i pinrniityv oi gripping edges` :ind in rome instnnees. .i coi-rn- ;fnitie these nrippiin: men'iherbt to heiter grip the heck of the heit und so etifeetnniii' pre- Vent siipping' ot the sanne.

iiili' improved heit hneide is extreineiy `winipie :ind inexpenesive in construction :md is. etiieetire in itsI operntion und hy ite nee i'ieite ot diterent thicknesses mnjyv he einpiojfed :ind i-eenrei \r heid in the imeiiie hoihv :zegenint niippine' nnder exeessiire strains ew erted h r movement ot the hed)v ot the nezn'er.

'ihe foregoing' deseription in directed eoieiy tonmfde the eonstrnetion iiinstrnted, het .i desire ity to he nnderntood thetire- Lerre the privilege oi resorting to nii the meei'mniezi eininges to which the device in snseeptiiiieN the invention heine' detined, :md iimited enig: h y the terme ot the appended eiziims.

i' einim:

i. Ji. hnehie haring n hodbv porl'ioin :i eiinnping; meinlier haring end ezns, :i imiii memher hziineA ont'tnrned endsl extending through Suid enr;-: and pivoted ii nnid hody portion7 Suid imii i \'in; nnhstznitiniiy in :i singin piene :ind heine' in proximity tio the rezir flinfii'ew ot r-:nid eiznnpin :l meniher eo zo; to exert: n prersnre thereon when nnder tenion in' the heit'.

A* imeide hriifine; :i ho'iy portion. ai eiftnnpingg nieniiier. end eiirrs thereon extending i'enrn'zircihv thereilrom, n hziii meinher haring legs with onttnrned ends exteiniinlg;- throi'ln'h :mid eers :i1 ai point ndjeeent. the re: r snr'izice ot the eiinnping memher und piroted in said hod the fie o' Huid haii naemher engaging' the reni' enrjtzne oif seid einmping memiier to Vtorce it to hind the heh ngninst the hoiiy.

Si. i hneiiie havingl n hody portion` :i hnii meniiier imring: onttnrned end portlionis` pi\feefi in mit hodjigsiiid onttnrnedportionshe ine; nett :it en :ingrie to the exis on which theyv rotnt'e, :ind :i oiznnp nielniier piroted on unid zingrninr imii ends wiierehv the hnii is unused when initier tension oif the heit, to exert :i pressure on mid rizimpino; niemher to hind the heit', against; the body.

I1 .i hneiiie haringl n hody with reni'- n'nrdiy @tendine` roi-Lione. n einmping"l memher mounted hetn'een sind portions :1nd hnving :i pim): iity oi eizimg'iine ede1 t, n hnii niemher having); onttm'ned end portions mounted in seid hodjv' i'or rotlntiioin mid onttm'ned portioina heineA ret :it :in angie to their :min ot iotzition :ind ponitionezi in proximity to nid einmp to exert prei-:nine on the imei( oit' :mid chimp to hind the heit against, the hody.

in, testimoniT whereof iv nti'ix my signature. 

